Avocado Hummus

Do you know that 90 percent of the time you can find an avocado in my fridge? Its true. I keep them on hand like most people keep eggs. But I have to confess that most of the time my avocados are pretty boring. I like them plain or on toast with some salt. Or guacamole. [Love guacamole!] Kinda sad for a self professed avocado lover, huh? I’ve decided to break out of my basic avocado rut. And I’m starting with this avocado hummus. [Oh yes.]

The last time I made hummus I used a large can of chickpeas and we ended up with a lot of hummus. We ate hummus for a week. Which is totally cool with me, but holy hummus. I decided to scale down this recipe and used a regular size can of chickpeas. [A 14.5 ouncer.] And after I made the avocado hummus and taste tested it, I realized that was a bad decision.

It was a bad idea because this hummus was so good. So good that it was gone before the night was over. So good that my husband told me “I like this better then your guacamole.” [To which he got the stink eye and I mumbled something sarcastic under my breath before taking another chip with hummus.] And at the end of the day, there was no avocado hummus left. None. Not even a smidgen.

The moral of this avocado story is that I will use a bigger can of chickpeas next time. And that there will be a next time because holy avocado was this good! And much to my husband’s disbelief, its not better then my guacamole. Well, maybe its a little bit better. And a little bit healthier. And creamier. Ok. Avocado hummus wins. [Don’t tell Ryon.]

It looks delicious, I have to try it! I love avocado but have the same problem, I always eat it in the “usual” way, which in my case is cut into small pieces and simply dressed with olive oil and a bit of salt and pepper. Thanks for sharing your recipe!

Sounds wonderful. I will make it today with a SlimCado.
What do you find to be the best way to keep your
avocados fresh?
I can eat hummus with a spoon as well as an avocado.
Do you make your own plain hummus and if so
do you use a recipe with tahini?
Thanks for the recipe.
Sharon

Thanks Sharon! If you keep the seed in the avocado after you cut it, it will last longer. If you keep it in the fridge it will last longer as well. They also sell avocado keepers that are pretty cool – http://amzn.to/1jmOBH0. I haven’t made a plain hummus yet. I’ve made this one and a Roasted red pepper hummus – http://thegrantlife.com/roasted-red-pepper-artichoke-hummus/. Both are very very good! I hope you enjoy this recipe!

I have found that putting lemon or lime juice on leftover avocado helps to keep it fresh longer. Leaving the seed in the unused portion seems to work, as well. I love the sound of this recipe and plan on making/eating it soon. Thanks!